Team Vitality Team Vitality Europe Rank #8 trexx Nikita Cherednichenko Derke Nikita Sirmitev Kicks Kimmie Laasner Sayf Saif Jibraeel Less Felipe de Loyola Basso has announced the signing of Ardis "ardiis" Svarenieks as their “VCT Ambassador” for the 2025 season.

ardiis is one of the most historied players in EMEA, with his time in Valorant dating all the way back to 2020. When he joined FunPlus Phoenix FunPlus Phoenix Inactive SUYGETSU Dmitry Ilyushin Zyppan Pontus Eek ANGE1 Kyrylo Karasov Shao Andrey Kiprsky ardiis Ardis Svarenieks in 2022, they became the best performing team in EMEA. ardiis claimed a trophy at his first ever international appearance at Masters Copenhagen, and had a top four finish at Champions. After a season in North America with NRG Esports NRG Esports North America Rank #2 FiNESSE Pujan Mehta s0m Sam Oh Verno Andrew Maust mada Adam Pampuch Ethan Ethan Arnold , he returned to EMEA with Natus Vincere Natus Vincere Europe Rank #21 ANGE1 Kyrylo Karasov Shao Andrey Kiprsky Ruxic Uğur Güç hiro Emirhan Kat koalanoob Gianfranco Potestio in 2024. Although the Copenhagen winning roster was reunited, they failed to make any international events, leading to a complete rebuild from NaVi in 2025, which included ardiis's removal.

ardiis now joins Vitality as a streamer and content creator in support of the team. Vitality plays their first match of the 2025 season later today against Karmine Corp Karmine Corp Europe Rank #32 saadhak Matias Delipetro Avez Hazem Khaled Elite Efe Teber SUYGETSU Dmitry Ilyushin marteen Martin Pátek .